By any measure, consumers have great expectations for the U.S. economy in the coming year. What is driving the optimism? The post Confidence in the Economy is Surging appeared first [...]

Privatizing the GSEs could potentially have an adverse effect on the mortgage market in the United States, according to Kroll Bond Ratings Agency. The post KBRA: Don’t Remove Government Backing [...]

With a trailblazing real estate mogul entering the Oval Office on January 20, a sharper focus on the U.S. housing delivery system is possible, if not likely, according to Collingwood [...]

Home price appreciation has been steady every year since prices bottomed out in 2012. While some analysts may point out that this has hurt affordability, since wage growth has largely [...]

The National Association of Mortgage Field Services has created a Compliance Working Group with the goal of standardizing compliance for the mortgage field services industry, The post NAMFS Forms Compliance [...]

A partnership between a bank and a non-profit has allowed thousands of buyers to attain homeownership while learning pertinent homebuyer education. The post Providing Potential Homeowners with a LIFT appeared [...]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently reported on what it has done to assist the mortgage industry with the smooth implementation of three of its major initiatives: TRID, HMDA, and [...]

The percentage of 30-day delinquent residential mortgages has been dropping, but the rate of decline is beginning to slow, according to one analysis. The post Decline? The Delinquency Rate is [...]

The Senate Banking Committee will hold a confirmation hearing for HUD Secretary Nominee Dr. Ben Carson on Thursday, Jan. 12. What do industry stakeholders have to say about how the [...]